Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

Wang Feng used all the large and small yellow croakers and gold jewelry to expand his space, expanding it by more than thirteen acres this time. This made Wang Feng extremely happy, as his space was now thirty acres in size.

There's not much good to plant right now. Of these thirteen acres, Wang Feng planted ten acres of sweet potatoes. He plans to use two acres to widen the fishpond and the remaining acre to widen the pasture.

Currently, only sweet potatoes are profitable to grow. We've planted half an acre of rice and wheat seeds, and we don't have any extra seeds.

Poultry and livestock cannot multiply in large numbers all at once; these can only be achieved step by step.

Wang Feng moved the deck chair outside. He wanted to see how much influence Director Yang, a department-level cadre, had, and whether Sha Zhu could be released this afternoon.

Wang Feng lay on a recliner, sipping tea, smoking a Zhonghua cigarette, and reading a novel, looking relaxed and content.

Out of the corner of my eye, I glanced at Sha Zhu's house and saw He Yushui squatting on the ground, sobbing softly.

"Rain, come here for a second."

Hearing Wang Feng call her, He Yushui wiped away her tears, ran to him, and asked, "Brother Wang Feng, is there something you need?"

Wang Feng looked at He Yushui's thin face and said, "Yushui, I just saw you squatting on the ground crying. What's wrong? Did someone bully you?"

He Yushui shook her head: "Nobody bullied me."

Are you worried about your brother?

"No, not exactly."

"So what's wrong with you?"

He Yushui blushed and said, "I'm so hungry."

Wang Feng rubbed Yu Shui's little head and said, "Wait."

After saying that, Wang Feng went back into the house. A short while later, he came out with three large steamed buns and placed them in He Yushui's hands.

"Eat."

"Brother Wang Feng, thank you!"

He Yushui took the steamed bun and began to eat it in large mouthfuls.

"Waaaaah."

As she was eating, she started crying, feeling wronged.

"Rain, what's wrong with you again?"

Wang Feng was a little confused about this little girl. She cried when she was hungry, but now that she had food, she was still crying.

"Waaaaah, Brother Wang Feng, I went to an old man's house just now and asked for a cornbread to eat, but he said he didn't have any. But I clearly saw several cornbreads on his table. I went to an old lady's house and she scolded me again."

"Rain, do you have no food left at home? You have nothing to eat at all?" Wang Feng asked curiously.

He Yushui gently shook her head: "The only five jin of cornmeal in the house was lent to Sister Qin by my brother last night. I haven't eaten anything since last night."

"Why."

Wang Feng sighed slightly. Sha Zhu deserved to be torn to pieces by the wild dogs.

No wonder He Yushui pushed Sha Zhu into a fire pit when she grew up, almost ending up being torn apart by wild dogs.

After eating three large steamed buns, He Yushui let out a satisfied burp.

Wang Feng chuckled and joked, "Rainwater, can you still eat? How about two more?"

"Brother Wang Feng, you're so annoying!" He Yushui said, blushing.

"Hahaha."

"elder brother!"

He Yushui suddenly exclaimed and ran towards the front yard.

Wang Feng looked to the side and, sure enough, saw Sha Zhu.

"Damn, department-level officials are really something else."

Wang Feng cursed under his breath and went straight back to his room.

Sha Zhu arrived at the Intermediate People's Court and had barely exchanged a few words with He Yushui when Yi Zhonghai called him to his home.

Upon arriving at Yi Zhonghai's house, Sha Zhu asked, "Uncle, what's the matter? Please tell me quickly, I haven't eaten yet."

Yi Zhonghai looked at Sha Zhu, sighed, and said, "Sha Zhu, you almost didn't make it out this time, you know that?"

"I know, it was an old man who helped me get a letter of understanding from Xu Damao, and finally the old lady found Director Yang, so I was able to get out. I really want to thank the old man and the old lady this time," Sha Zhu said, somewhat moved.

Yi Zhonghai said in a deep voice, "You know that's good, Sha Zhu. In the future, you must never act impulsively. Look at the mess this has made! This time, I had to pay a full 1500 yuan before Xu Damao was willing to issue a letter of understanding. Otherwise, you would have been in jail for at least ten years. Tell me, what kind of mess is this?"

"what?"

"1500 yuan? Sir, that's...that's way too much."

Sha Zhu was dumbfounded. Even if he were sold, he couldn't come up with that much money.

"Grandpa, I...I only have a little over two hundred yuan on me. How about I pay you back every month when I get my salary?"

When Sha Zhu said this, his old face turned a little red, but it wasn't very noticeable on his wrinkled face.

Yi Zhonghai sighed: "Shazhu, how about this, you mortgage your house to me first, then write me an IOU, is that alright?"

"Uncle, I...I'm fine, but...but my dad took the house deed a long time ago, and I can't get it out," Sha Zhu stammered.

"You...I...sigh!"

Yi Zhonghai sighed helplessly.

"Okay, then. You write me an IOU, and then give me 15 yuan every month when you get your salary."

"Okay, thank you, sir. I'll write you an IOU right away."

The IOU was written very quickly.

Yi Zhonghai glanced at the IOU, then looked at Sha Zhu, and said earnestly:

"Shazhu, from now on, remember to go to and from get off work with a few other people. Don't go to and from get off work alone these days."

After a pause, Yi Zhonghai continued, "I have a feeling this matter isn't over yet. I know Xu Fugui; he's treacherous and ruthless, and he's the kind of person who holds grudges. By making Xu Damao childless, you've essentially cut off the Xu family line. I'm afraid he'll retaliate against you."

Sha Zhu nodded emphatically: "Uncle, I understand."

"Go on, go back and cook. Oh, by the way, go back and give me the two hundred yuan."

"Alright, sir, I'll head back now."

"Go."

......

The Intermediate People's Court, the Wang family.

Wang Feng lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.

Since he couldn't sleep, he decided not to sleep at all and went out with his bicycle.

He rode his bike all the way to the moat, found a secluded corner, took off his clothes, and jumped into the moat.

As Wang Feng opened his spatial storage to collect the water, he sank to the bottom of the river to see if there were any gold or silver treasures in the moat.

Everyone says that people can fish out boxes of gold from the moat, but I don't know if it's true.

He sank to the bottom of the river, where the bottom was full of silt. Even if there was gold, he couldn't see it, which left him feeling somewhat helpless.

With just a slight movement at the bottom of the river, the water quickly became murky. Fortunately, he was no longer the same person he used to be. He could now hold his breath for at least twenty minutes, so he wasn't afraid even if the water was murky.

Wang Feng walked along the riverbed, exploring as he went, and finally, after ten minutes, he seemed to have stepped on something hard.

Wang Feng was immediately excited upon this discovery.

"Could it be a chest of gold?"